Her daughter stood before the congregation in July of this year and gave her testimony. It was an emotional story of the last year of her life. She was newly married and was diagnosed with brain cancer. She was so sick and had such a long hard road ahead of her. She told us of her immense anger toward God and the world because of her illness and that anger was consuming her.
She had her whole life ahead of her and she was angry that illness had stopped her dreams in their tracks. She was a young, newly married young woman with hopes and dreams and plans of a life with her husband and she felt it was unfair this was happening to her. Why wasn’t God listening to her prayers? Had He abandoned her in her time of need?
One night God let His presence be known as she remembered a bible verse. “Come to Me, all who weary and heavy burdened and I will give you rest” Matthew 11:28 She felt the anger slip away and it was replaced by the peace and calmness of the One who loves her more than anyone else – God was there with her and He reassured her that she was most definitely not alone. He had been there the whole time.
Now, Lindsey is at rest. She is in the arms of our heavenly father and someday we will all get to see this amazing young woman again. There is nothing more reassuring for a parent than to know that our child is saved and that we will have eternity with them in the presence of the Lord. He is the One whom our hope lays.
As we mourn with this precious family let us remember that life is short and we are not promised tomorrow. If we die today we would be in the presence of God Almighty and we would have to give our testimony with how we lived our life. What would be your excuse for not living for Him while you had the chance????
Scripture
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Romans 12:12
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